Should Veterans feel bad about being awarded and receiving VA disability compensation for non-combat related injuries?

I was stationed at Edwards AFB back in 1984. I was a young airman eager to start my AF career. After living off base for almost two years, I became eligible for base housing. My wife and I moved in and settled into our new surroundings, along with our newborn baby. Six months after moving in, I developed a persistent cough. Doctors at the base hospital diagnosed me with asthma. This conditioned worsened and I had to accept a medical discharge. I was awarded a 60 percent service connected disability. The severity of my asthma worsened and my disability went up from 60 to 100 percent. I found out later, that mine was not an isolated case. I read an article in the Air Force Times that there was a class action lawsuit brought on by a group of former base employees who all came down with breathing problems.
I had planned on making a career with the Air Force, but the turn of events precluded that from happening.

Are we seriously questioning this? If you got injured while serving you deserve a rating. The bottom line less than 1% of all Americans volunteer for service, enough said!

Short answer: No.
Long answer: No!!!!!

A injury is an injury wether combat or not combat related it was sustained while serving the USA.

Oh hell no. You volunteered to give your life when you signed up 24x7x365. Whether you served in combat was not up to you. He who waits also serves applies here. Don't let anyone try to make you feel bad about getting benefits.

What should be classified as a non-combat to a combat injury. Soldiers should be compensated for their injury whether in peacetime or combat.

No the military destroys your body and you deserve to be compensated

No. I was badly injured while still on active duty. This happened about a year before I retired. All my plans for retirement went down the tubes. Couldn’t work and retirement checks weren’t anywhere near what I needed to keep from losing everything. I applied for VA comp as quickly as I could after retiring. It still took me several months to get approval. It was touch and go on whether we’d lose everything we worked for. The VA eventually approved me. It took over two years to finally get 100% P&T. The next battle was for Social Security Disability. That took over two years to get through the process. In the end it too was approved. We can’t live extravagantly. We have a roof over our heads and food in the fridge. We have enough to buy a truck every 7-8 years. It was hard won battles. I never felt guilty about going to the VA. Same with SSDI. I earned my VA benefits. The rest was earned as well.

No.
I'm sure most on Active Duty who've deployed at least once have or will end up with permanent damage to their back and knees at a minimum. My knees are fine but my back would have not become as it is had I not joined the Army.
I have hearing loss in my R ear (explosions, gunfire, etc) at very close range.
If a person is "hurt" to the point of one's quality of life being affected enough there is no shame.
There can be mental and emotional damage you can't see. War changes people, permanently.

NO/ Volunteering for military service with the potentials for combat or other missions that should not and can not be generally carried out by civilians, 9s a special call-to-duty always. Less than 1 percent of us are from active duty service and whatever occurs during those periods one way or another should have a compensation from then on.